Sitting, sitting down-repetitive or prolonged · Sprains
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at KeolisNA, Ft. Lauderdale Airport, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33315
on — Sprains, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee who had been driving for a long period of time got out of the driver's seat of a parked bus and felt a sharp pain down their lower right leg due to a lumbar sprain.
HospitalizedLumbar regionBodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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